Garrett’s odd fourth quarter decision

ARLINGTON – David Buehler kicked a 53-yard field goal at the end of the first half, so why didn’t he get a chance to attempt one from 52 yards in the fourth quarter Thursday that could have tied the score?

If Buehler gets that chance and makes it, his 59-yard try that he barely missed at the end of the game might have been to win the game rather than to send it into OT.

But instead of giving Buehler the chance, the Cowboys punted on fourth and 4.

“We were down three, and at that point, we just felt like the percentages on that field goal (were low),” Garrett said. “It was a little bit of a longer field goal. At that time, to give them that valuable field position, we felt like it was a better play just to punt them down there, still keep it within one score and force them to drive the length of the field. We’d been very good punting them down inside the 10-yard line.”